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2Ch 17:1-6.
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2Ch 17:1-6.
JEHOSHAPHAT REIGNS WELL AND PROSPERS.
1. Jehoshaphat . . . strengthened himself against Israel--The temper and proceedings of the kings of Israel rendered it necessary for him to prepare vigorous measures of defense on the northern frontier of his kingdom. These consisted in filling all the fortresses with their full complement of troops and establishing military stations in various parts of the country, as well as in the cities of Mount Ephraim, which belonged to Jehoshaphat
(2Ch 15:8).
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3-5. 他效法他祖大卫初行的道——他效法那位伟大先祖在位初期、尚未作出那些玷污其品格的不幸过失时的虔诚。
不寻求巴力——这是泛指偶像的用语，与「他父亲的神耶和华」相对。
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3-5. he walked in the first ways of his father David--He imitated the piety of his great ancestor in the early part of his reign before he made those unhappy lapses which dishonored his character.
and sought not unto Baalim--a term used for idols generally in contradistinction to the Lord God of his father.
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4. 不随从以色列人的行为——他以严谨的忠诚遵守神借摩西所立的典章，并以王权维护之，厌弃如今已成为以色列国教的虚伪非法之牛犊崇拜。他既远离粗鄙的偶像崇拜，又远离以色列的背道，且热心遵行神律法的要求，神的福气便临到他的治理。他存敬畏神的心治理，又为百姓的益处而治，「耶和华就坚定他的国在他手中。」
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4. and not after the doings of Israel--He observed with scrupulous fidelity, and employed his royal influence to support the divine institutions as enacted by Moses, abhorring that spurious and unlawful calf-worship that now formed the established religion in Israel. Being thus far removed, alike from gross idolatry and Israelitish apostasy, and adhering zealously to the requirements of the divine law, the blessing of God rested on his government. Ruling in the fear of God, and for the good of his subjects, "the Lord established the kingdom in his hand."
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5. 犹大众人也都给……礼物——百姓在君王即位之初通常都如此行
(1Sa 10:27)，
贵胄和高官此后每年也是如此。这些礼物以自愿奉献的形式呈上，以避免捐税或贡银的恶名。
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5. all Judah brought . . . presents--This was customary with the people generally at the beginning of a reign
(1Sa 10:27),
and with the nobles and high functionaries yearly afterwards. They were given in the form of voluntary offerings, to avoid the odious idea of a tax or tribute.
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6. 他的心在耶和华的道上奋勇——他满怀信心与虔诚，有热心与勇气着手改革风俗，压制一切偶像的作为和物件（参看
2Ch 20:33
的注释），并公开鼓励敬拜神的纯洁崇拜。
英文原文
6. his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord--Full of faith and piety, he possessed zeal and courage to undertake the reformation of manners, to suppress all the works and objects of idolatry (see on
2Ch 20:33),
and he held out public encouragement to the pure worship of God.
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2Ch 17:7-11.
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2Ch 17:7-11.
他差利未人在犹大教导
7-11. 他作王第三年就差遣众首领……在犹大各城教训百姓——教导的日常工作原是落在祭司身上的。但特别委员被任命，大概是要查考这项工作是否已经作了或被忽略了。这由五位首领、两位祭司和九位利未人组成的使团，要在犹大各城巡回一周。这是我们读到诸王为教训百姓而采取的第一个实际行动。王国既享内部太平，又免于外战，便有时间和不间断的机会来充分推行这项优秀的国民教育计划。这位虔诚的史家按其敬虔的笔调，将这深远的平安归因于「耶和华使犹大四围列国的诸国都惧怕」。
英文原文
2Ch 17:7-11.
HE SENDS LEVITES TO TEACH IN JUDAH.
7-11. Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, . . . to teach in the cities of Judah--The ordinary work of teaching devolved on the priests. But extraordinary commissioners were appointed, probably to ascertain whether the work had been done or neglected. This deputation of five princes, assisted by two priests and nine Levites, was to make a circuit of the towns in Judah. It is the first practical measure we read of as being adopted by any of the kings for the religious instruction of the people. Time and unbroken opportunities were afforded for carrying out fully this excellent plan of home education, for the kingdom enjoyed internal tranquillity as well as freedom for foreign wars. It is conformable to the pious style of the sacred historian to trace this profound peace to the "fear of the Lord having fallen on all kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah."
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9. 律法书——即整部五经，或仅《申命记》——后者是五经的节要。
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9. the book of the law--that is, either the whole Pentateuch or only the book of Deuteronomy, which contains an abridgment of it.
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11. 有些非利士人给约沙法进贡、献银子为贡物——他们要么原本就是他的藩属，要么想争取他宝贵的友谊，如今自愿纳贡。也许他们就是曾臣服于大卫之轭的非利士人
(2Sa 8:1； Ps 60:8)。
亚拉伯人——死海以南的游牧部族，他们在约沙法征服以东之后寻求他的保护，便以最适合其牧养习性的方式——献上若干头牲畜——作为贡物。
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11. Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver--either they had been his tributaries, or they were desirous of securing his valuable friendship, and now made a voluntary offer of tribute. Perhaps they were the Philistines who had submitted to the yoke of David
(2Sa 8:1; Ps 60:8).
the Arabians--the nomad tribes on the south of the Dead Sea, who, seeking the protection of Jehoshaphat after his conquest of Edom, paid their tribute in the way most suitable to their pastoral habits--the present of so many head of cattle.
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2Ch 17:12-19.
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2Ch 17:12-19.
他的伟大、众军长和军队
英文原文
2Ch 17:12-19.
HIS GREATNESS, CAPTAINS, AND ARMIES.
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14. 他们的数目——战士按其父家编入军中。约沙法的军队由五大将军统率，分为五个不等的师，共有一百一十六万人，驻防堡垒的人尚不计在内。自所罗门以来，没有一位君王在岁入之多、堡垒之坚固、军队之众方面能比得上约沙法。
英文原文
14. these are the numbers--The warriors were arranged in the army according to their fathers houses. The army of Jehoshaphat, commanded by five great generals and consisting of five unequal divisions, comprised one million one hundred and sixty thousand men, without including those who garrisoned the fortresses. No monarch, since the time of Solomon, equalled Jehoshaphat in the extent of his revenue, in the strength of his fortifications, and in the number of his troops.
2Ch 17:1-6.
约沙法行善道并凡事亨通
1. 约沙法……奋勇自强，防备以色列人——以色列诸王的性情与作为，使他不得不在王国北部边境采取有力的防御措施。这些措施包括：使一切堡垒都驻满兵员，在全国各处以及属于约沙法的以法莲山地诸城设立军事驻点
(2Ch 15:8)。